Scottsdale will contribute up to $75,000 in tax dollars toward the Charles Schwab Cup Championship golf tournament, which takes place this fall at the Desert Mountain Golf Club.

The Scottsdale City Council, at a meeting on Aug. 18, agreed to sponsor the PGA Tour-produced championship using the city's bed tax funds, once certain criteria are met.

The tournament is expected to draw 40,000 to 50,000 attendees to the Scottsdale golf club Oct. 27 to Nov. 2.

The city will invest up to $75,000 from its hotel-bed tax, which specifically goes toward tourism endeavors.

Voters in 2010 agreed to raise the bed tax. Half of the revenue goes toward destination marketing and the other half toward tourism-related event support, research and capital projects. The tournament falls under event development.

The council approved the funding as part of its consent agenda, a routine list of items approved in a single vote.

Monday's meeting marked the council's return from a summer hiatus in early July.

Mayor Jim Lane announced that City Manager Fritz Behring is out on medical leave, recovering from complications from surgery.

Behring, who took over as city manager last summer, hopes to return sometime around the end of September, he said.

The city declined to share further details.

Water Resources Director Brian Biesemeyer is acting city manager until Behring returns.

Other highlights from the meeting:

- The city introduced a Little League team from Tainan City, Taiwan, which is touring Scottsdale and the Valley.

The visit came after Gov. Jan Brewer and Lane visited Taiwan in November to discuss sports tourism opportunities between the countries, according to the city.

The team has participated in several local baseball tournaments and visited Scottsdale's McDowell Mountain Ranch Aquatic Center.

On Aug. 21, a dedication was expected to take place of a Taiwanese baseball exhibit at Scottsdale Stadium, 7408 E. Osborn Road, featuring the Little League team and Tainan City Mayor Ching-Te Lai.

- The council agreed to amend an intergovernmental agreement between the city and the Scottsdale Unified School District. The amendment includes provisions to create an online learning lab at Palomino Library.

The library, on the campus of Desert Mountain High School, is open to both high-school students and the public.

The district will set up the online learning lab in a library classroom for students during school hours, according to a city report on the topic.